Løkke takes pot shots at both left and right
Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen has dismissed the Social Democrats’ call for a wealth tax as a ‘populist proposal’ better suited to election campaigns than real policy. In a speech to the centrist…
MoreSecret organisation behind Social Democrats’ campaign funding
The Social Democrats may have circumvented political donation rules by receiving more than DKK50,000 ($8,000) from a secret organisation. TV2 reports that the Foreningen Kampagnebureauet (The Campaign Agency Association) has no website and…
MoreDenmark joins NATO evacuation plan
Denmark has joined nine northern European countries in drawing up plans to evacuate civilians across borders in the event of war. The initiative will see NATO countries, Poland, Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway,…
MoreLøkke shuts door on DPP and far-left parties in next government
Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen has ruled out working with parties on both the far left and far right, potentially complicating coalition talks after the election. In an interview with financial daily Børsen,…
MoreUnder pressure Social Democrats revise wealth tax estimates
The Social Democrats have revised their estimate of how many high earners would be affected by their proposed wealth tax. In response to massive criticism from the business sector, policy spokesperson Christian Rabjerg…
MoreSocial Democrats propose pension age slowdown
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has proposed slowing the age of retirement age as life expectancy rises. As part of the Social Democrats’ latest proposals for retirement reform, the qualifying age for a state…
MoreModerates push early pension plan
The Moderates have unveiled plans for a partial pension that would allow citizens to start drawing benefits three years before reaching the official retirement age. Party leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen said the proposal…
MoreIslamist: Politicians telling pro-Iran sympathisers to go home are ‘hypocrites’
A leading member of the Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir has lashed out at politicians who criticised last week’s tribute for Iran’s slain leader Ali Khamenei and urged them to direct their outrage at…
MoreLiberals split as House Speaker breaks ranks over detention centre
Speaker of the House Søren Gade has broken ranks with official Liberal Party policy by suggesting the much criticised Kærshovedgård ‘holding centre’ should be relocated from Ikast to the small, sparsely populated island…
MoreShoplifting epidemic
Theft from supermarkets and shops surged in 2015, leading to warnings from retailers that the problem has reached epidemic levels. More than 27,000 shoplifting incidents were reported during the year, according to figures…
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